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Not drafted by the NBA out of college in 2002…spent the 2002-03 season with Chalon Sur-Saone in France…signed by the HEAT as a free agent on Aug. 6, 2003…re-signed by the HEAT on Aug. 2, 2005.
Has appeared in 364 games during his five-year NBA career and has made 311 starts…has missed 37 games due to injury, two for personal reasons, one as a healthy scratch on the inactive list and was a DNP-CD on six occasions, all in games in which he dressed despite being injured…has averaged 9.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.64 steals and 30.9 minutes while shooting 49.6 percent from the floor and 76.5 percent from the foul line…has scored in double figures on 179 occasions with 15 games of at least 20 points…his longest streak of consecutive double-figure scoring games is nine and occurred from Dec. 6, 2007-Dec. 20, 2007…has grabbed double-figure rebounds on 115 occasions and has recorded 80 double-doubles…his longest streak of grabbing double-figure rebounds in consecutive games is six and has been accomplished three times…his longest streak of consecutive double-doubles is four (Nov. 27, 2006-Dec. 5, 2006)…enters the 2008-09 campaign 36 games shy of 400; 59 field goals made shy of 1,500; 70 rebounds shy of 3,000; 110 offensive rebounds shy of 1,000; 66 steals shy of 300 and 20 double-doubles shy of 100 in his career…will begin the 2008-09 season ranked among the HEAT’s all-time leaders in defensive rebounds (3rd-2,040), field goal percentage (4th-.496), total rebounds (4th-2,930), offensive rebounds (4th-890), double-doubles (7th-80), starts (7th-311), personal fouls (8th-1,054), games played (9th-364), minutes played (9th-11,249), free throws attempted (10th-952), points scored (11th-3,610), field goals made (11th-1,441), field goals attempted (11th-2,903), free throws made (11th-728), free throw percentage (13th-.765), blocked shots (14th-126) and steals (15th-234)…owns the ninth highest single-season shooting percentage in HEAT history, connecting on 54 percent of his attempts in 2004-05…played a career-high 113 consecutive games from Jan. 13, 2004-Mar. 19, 2005, the eighth longest consecutive games streak in HEAT history, and also had a streak of 111 consecutive games played from Feb. 6, 2006-Apr. 8, 2007 making him one of only two players in franchise history to have two streaks of at least 110 consecutive games played joining Grant Long…has led the HEAT in total rebounds and defensive rebounds in each of the past three seasons (2005-08) and in offensive rebounds the last two seasons (2006-08)…topped the HEAT in starts in three consecutive seasons from 2004-07, joining Glen Rice as the only players in franchise history to accomplish that feat…has hit at least 20 consecutive free throws on three occasions, including a career-high 29 consecutive from Apr. 15, 2005-Nov. 9, 2005…his high for most free throws made in a game without a miss is 12 and occurred at Milwaukee on Dec. 8, 2004…his high for most field goals made in a game without a miss is six and occurred against Toronto on Apr. 11, 2006…has 193 career dunks…has 26 double-figure scoring quarters…has recorded 48 multi-steal games and 17 multi-block games…his career high for most consecutive games with a steal is eight and occurred from Nov. 14, 2007-Nov. 30, 2007…has seen action in 54 NBA postseason games (41 starts) and has averaged 7.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 27.7 minutes while shooting 48.1 percent from the floor and 70.3 percent from the foul line…in his 41 postseason starts he has averaged 8.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 31.6 minutes while shooting 49.1 percent from the floor and 71.1 percent from the foul line…has scored in double figures 18 times in postseason play and has grabbed double-figure rebounds on 18 occasions…has 12 postseason double-doubles…ranks among the HEAT all-time postseason leaders in defensive rebounds (2nd-268), total rebounds (2nd-377), games played (tied for 2nd-54), offensive rebounds (3rd-109), starts (3rd-41), minutes (3rd-1,495), double-doubles (tied for 3rd-12), dunks (4th-29), free throws made (5th-102), free throws attempted (5th-145), blocked shots (6th-18), field goals made (tied for 6th-151), points scored (7th-404), field goals attempted (8th-314), double-figure scoring efforts (8th-18) and steals (8th-27)…played one season in France for Chalon Sur-Saone and averaged 17 points and nine rebounds.
Started 48 of the 49 games in which he appeared for the HEAT and averaged 12.0 points (.467 FG%, .810 FT%), 9.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.80 steals and 36.8 minutes…was the HEAT’s lone captain…missed a total of 26 games due to injury, one for personal reasons (Mar. 5 vs. Toronto) and was a DNP-CD on six occasions (Feb. 29 and Mar. 12-19) in which he dressed in uniform despite being injured…missed nine games with a sprained left ankle from Jan. 30-Feb. 21…missed a pair of games from Mar. 8-10 due to a sprained left ankle…was placed on the inactive list the final 15 games of the season after undergoing ankle arthroscopy and debridement surgery to remove a large bone spur in his left ankle on Mar. 21…set single-season career highs in scoring average and free throw percentage and tied his single-season high in rebound average…led the HEAT in offensive (107), defensive (336) and total rebounds (443)…was the HEAT’s leading scorer twice and also topped the team in rebounds a team-high 27 times, in minutes 15 times, in blocks on seven occasions and in steals five times…led the HEAT reserves in both rebounds and steals in his one non-start (Feb. 23 vs. Philadelphia)…scored in double figures on 30 occasions, including three 20-point performances…scored in double figures a career-high nine consecutive games from Dec. 6-20…grabbed double-figure rebounds a team-high 17 times and recorded a team-high 11 double-doubles…converted nine of his 10 three-point play attempts…hit a season-high 12 consecutive free throws from Dec. 10-15…grabbed his 2,500th career rebound at Indiana on Nov. 2…became just the 13th player in HEAT history to play all 48 minutes of a non-overtime game when he went the distance at Phoenix on Dec. 10…reached the 10,000 minutes played mark in his career at Denver on Dec. 2…had a pair of double-figure scoring quarters…had 15 dunks…drew a team-high 28 charges…had nine multi-steal games…recorded at least one steal in a career-high eight consecutive games from Nov. 14-30…Season Highs: 24 points (vs. Indiana, Dec. 15), 16 rebounds (twice), four steals (at Atlanta, Dec. 19), three assists (nine times), one block (18 times) and 48:45 minutes (vs. Orlando, Dec. 28).
Started each of the 79 games in which he appeared for the HEAT and averaged 10.7 points (.492 FG%, .680 FT%), 8.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.62 steals and 31.4 minutes…missed a pair of games with a groin contusion (Apr. 10-11) and one game as a healthy scratch on the inactive list (Apr. 16 vs. Boston)…ranked 16th in the NBA in rebound average and 29th in field goal percentage…led the HEAT in games played, starts, minutes played (2,483), offensive rebounds (188), defensive rebounds (466), total rebounds (654) and double-doubles (21)…ranked second on the team in points scored (844), field goals made (353) and attempted (717) and charges drawn (31) and third in free throws made (138)…established career highs in both field goals made and attempted…topped the HEAT in scoring on four occasions, in rebounds a team-high 40 times, in steals and minutes nine times each, in blocks in seven contests and in assists twice…scored in double figures on 44 occasions (second on the squad), including six games of at least 20 points…tied his career high by scoring in double figures in six consecutive games from Nov. 24-Dec. 5…grabbed double-figure rebounds a team-high 26 times…recorded a double-double in a career-high four consecutive games from Nov. 27-Dec. 5…hit a game–winning 10-foot jumper (the first game-winner of his NBA career) against Washington on Mar. 11 with three-tenths of a second remaining to give the HEAT a two-point win…hit a HEAT season high 12 consecutive field goal attempts from Jan. 21 (last six) to Jan. 22 (first six)…hit a season-high 13 consecutive free throw attempts from Jan. 10-15…scored a career-high 28 points at New Jersey on Nov. 10…attempted a career-high 21 field goals at Detroit on Apr. 1…grabbed a career-high 14 defensive rebounds at Indiana on Jan. 24…handed out a career-high seven steals at Phoenix on Jan. 5…had his streak of 111 consecutive games played snapped on Apr. 10 at Charlotte when he sat out with a groin contusion…had eight double-figure scoring quarters, including two in the Nov. 10 contest at New Jersey…tallied 33 dunks…registered eight multi-steal games and six multi-block games…Season Highs: 28 points (at New Jersey, Nov. 10), 17 rebounds (at Atlanta, Nov. 18), seven assists (at Phoenix, Jan. 5), four steals (vs. Seattle, Nov. 7), two blocks (six times) and 48:51 minutes (at Atlanta, Nov. 18).
Appeared in a career-high 81 games (80 starts) with the HEAT and averaged 9.3 points (.508 FG% .789 FT%), 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.62 steals and 30.8 minutes…missed one game due to personal reasons (Feb. 4 at New Jersey)…topped the HEAT in games started, defensive rebounds (467), total rebounds (634) and charges taken (34), ranked second in minutes played (2,491) and offensive rebounds (167) and was tied for second in games played…ranked among the NBA leaders in field goal percentage (tied-19th), rebounds per game (tied-21st), defensive rebounds (20th), total rebounds (21st), offensive rebounds (33rd) and double-doubles (44th)…scored in double figures 36 times, including one game with at least 20 points…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 22 occasions and registered 14 double-doubles…topped the HEAT in rebounds 28 times, in steals on 12 occasions, in minutes in seven contests, in blocks four times and in assists once…opened the season by hitting his first 15 free throws to extend his consecutive free throws streak which began on Apr. 15, 2005 to a career-high 29 consecutive…also had a streak of 17 consecutive free throws made from Dec. 16-Jan. 16…recorded 48 dunks…had three double-figure scoring quarters…had 10 multi-steal games and two multi-block games…recorded a career-high five steals at Philadelphia on Apr. 14 while also recording season highs in points (24) and rebounds (14)…Season Highs: 24 points (vs. Philadelphia, Apr. 14), 14 rebounds (three times), five steals (vs. Philadelphia, Apr. 14), four assists (four times), two blocks (twice) and 42:45 minutes (vs. Washington, Dec. 11).
Started 56 of the 61 games in which he appeared and averaged 16.2 points (.465 FG%, .747 FT%), 4.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds, a team-leading 1.41 steals, 0.56 blocks and 34.9 minutes…missed a total of 21 games due to injury…missed 13 games from Jan. 2-26 while on the injured list with bone contusions of his right wrist, which was initially injured in a fall at Washington on Dec. 26…sat out the Dec. 27 game at New York after injuring the wrist the night before…missed a pair of games on Nov. 3-4 with a right hip pointer, a pair of games from Feb. 4-7 with a left mid-foot sprain and three games from Mar. 2-6 due to a right mid-foot bone contusion…was named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 23, becoming the first HEAT rookie to earn league Player of the Week honors and the 21st in NBA history…was the first rookie to capture league Player of the Week honors since Steve Francis in January of 2000 and the first Eastern Conference rookie since Vince Carter in March of 1999…finished third in the Rookie of the Year balloting and was a unanimous NBA All-Rookie First-Team selection…set a HEAT rookie record for scoring average and tied Sherman Douglas’ franchise record for most 30-point games in a season by a Miami rookie with three…ranked 37th in the NBA in field goal percentage…was among the NBA’s rookie leaders in field goal percentage (2nd), steals per game (2nd), scoring average (3rd), assists per game (4th), minutes per game (4th), blocks per game (7th) and rebounds per game (11th)…topped Miami in dunks with 64…ranked third on the HEAT in scoring average, points (991), assists (275), steals (86), free throws made (233) and free throws attempted (312)…set a HEAT rookie single-game record with 15 field goals made against Atlanta on Feb. 15…scored in double figures 51 times with 19 games of at least 20 points and three 30-point games…grabbed double-figure rebounds once and registered one double-double…recorded his first career double-double with 27 points and a season-high 10 rebounds at Orlando on Feb. 11…led the HEAT in scoring 21 times, in assists 22 times, in steals on 21 occasions, in blocks 18 times, in minutes in 15 contests and in rebounds once…his season-high 33-point effort against Golden State on Dec. 21 matched the HEAT single-game scoring high this season…his career-high six steals against New Orleans on Mar. 16 tied the AmericanAirlines Arena single-game record…on Oct. 28 at Philadelphia he became the youngest player to ever start on Opening Night for the HEAT (21 years old)…started for the Rookies in the Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles and finished with 22 points, four assists and three rebounds in 27 minutes while connecting on 11-16 from the floor…made a season-high 18 consecutive free throws from Mar. 9-20…had 21 multi-steal and six multi-block games…Season Highs: 33 points (vs. Golden State, Dec. 21), 10 rebounds (at Orlando, Feb. 11), eight assists (five times), six steals (vs. New Orleans, Mar. 16), two blocks (six times) and 44 minutes (twice).
Started 24 of the 75 games in which he appeared and averaged 7.3 points (.459 FG%, .765 FT%), 6.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 23.9 minutes…missed a total of seven games due to injury while on the injured list from Dec. 29-Jan. 10 with a right knee sprain, strained MCL…was an NBA All-Rookie Second Team selection…in his 24 starts he averaged 8.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 31.1 minutes while shooting 46.1 percent from the floor and 75.4 percent from the foul line…led the HEAT in offensive rebounds (189), marking the first time in franchise history a rookie led the HEAT in offensive rebounds…ranked third in rebound average, total rebounds (473) and defensive rebounds (284)…ranked among the NBA rookie statistical leaders in rebounds per game (2nd), field goal percentage (5th), free throw percentage (9th), scoring average (10th) and minutes per game (10th)…his 473 total rebounds, 189 offensive rebounds and 76.5 percent free throw accuracy all rank third on the HEAT’s all-time rookie list and his 284 defensive rebounds rank fourth…set a HEAT rookie record by pulling down a season-high 17 rebounds against Boston on Jan. 20 and also scored 18 points in the contest…scored in double figures on 22 occasions, including two games with at least 20 points…scored 20 points at Dallas on Nov. 3 in just his fourth pro game, tying for the third fewest amount of games needed for a HEAT rookie to record his first 20-point game…grabbed double-figure rebounds 17 times, tied for second best on the team…recorded 11 double-doubles (second on the squad), including six off the bench, one shy of tying the franchise single-season record for double-doubles by a non-starter…recorded double-doubles in consecutive games on three occasions…recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds against Detroit on Oct. 31, in that contest he grabbed a career-high eight offensive rebounds…the eight offensive rebounds were a single-game high for a HEAT player in 2003-04…led the HEAT in scoring twice, in rebounds 20 times, in blocks in 16 contests, in steals eight times and in minutes once…was Miami’s top scorer off the bench in 14 contests and led the HEAT reserves in rebounds 36 times, in steals and minutes 14 times each, in blocks on 12 occasions and in assists six times…was selected to play in the got milk? Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles and finished with nine points, three rebounds, a game-high three steals and one assist in 15 minutes…was just the fourth undrafted rookie ever to play in the Rookie Challenge…became the fifth youngest player to start on Opening Night for the HEAT when he made his NBA debut at Philadelphia on Oct. 28…pulled down eight rebounds in his NBA debut against the 76ers, the most by a HEAT rookie starter on Opening Night…hit a season-high 20 consecutive free throw attempts from Feb. 20-Mar. 2…had 28 dunks to tie for third best on the squad…had four double-figure scoring quarters…had eight multi-steal games and one multi-block game…Season Highs: 20 points (twice), 17 rebounds (vs. Boston, Jan. 20), three assists (twice), two steals (eight times), two blocks (at Portland, Nov. 19) and 44 minutes (vs. Detroit, Feb. 2).
Played for Chalon Sur-Saone in the top league in France and averaged 17 points and nine rebounds…was a member of the HEAT summer league team at the 2003 Pepsi Pro Summer League in Orlando where he played in all five games (two starts) and averaged 6.6 points (.481 FG%, .538 FT%), a team-high 7.0 rebounds and 19.2 minutes…led the HEAT in offensive rebounds (15) and total rebounds (35) and ranked second in defensive rebounds (20)…ranked third at the Pepsi Pro Summer League in rebound average.
2007: Started each of Miami’s four playoff contests against Chicago and averaged 7.5 points (.480 FG%, .750 FT%), 5.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.50 blocks and 25.8 minutes…scored in double figures once and grabbed double-figure rebounds in one contest…led the team in rebounds and steals one time each…had four dunks and drew a pair of charges, both ranked second on the team…made seven consecutive field goal attempts over two games (Apr. 21-24), the second best mark by HEAT player in the 2007 postseason…ranked third on the team in offensive (4), defensive (17) and total (17) rebounds…2006: Started each of the 22 postseason contests in which he appeared for the NBA champion HEAT and averaged 8.6 points (.493 FG%, .683 FT%), 7.4 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 29.5 minutes…missed one game (Apr. 24 vs. Chicago) due to an NBA-imposed suspension…ranked second on the team in offensive rebounds (49), total rebounds (162) and charges taken (6), tied for second in defensive rebounds (113) and double-doubles (6), and third in free throws made (41), dunks (11) and field goal percentage…ranked 19th in the NBA in rebounds per game in the 2006 postseason…led the HEAT in rebounds on eight occasions, in steals three times and in blocks and minutes twice each…hit a postseason career-high 26 consecutive free throw attempts from Apr. 27-May 12, the high for a HEAT player in the 2006 postseason…scored in double figures 10 times and grabbed double-figure rebounds in eight contests…posted six double-doubles…saw action in five games in Miami’s Opening Round series against Chicago and averaged 9.2 points (.536 FG%, .800 FT%), 8.6 rebounds and 26.2 minutes…made a postseason career-high nine free throws in the deciding Game 6 at Chicago on May 4…had a postseason career-high 10 free throw attempts in Game 3 at Chicago on Apr. 27…was ejected from Game 1 with 4:11 left in the second quarter after throwing his mouthpiece to the ground and was subsequently suspended for Game 2…appeared in all five games in Miami’s Eastern Conference Semifinals series against New Jersey and averaged 11.6 points (.645 FG%, .857 FT%), 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 29.4 minutes…his 64.5 percent field goal accuracy in the series against New Jersey topped the HEAT and his 18 free throws made ranked second…scored a postseason career-high 20 points in Game 4 at New Jersey on May 14…tied his postseason career high with four assists in Game 2 on May 10…appeared in all six games against Detroit in the Eastern Conference Finals and averaged 7.7 points (.382 FG%, .444 FT%), 7.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 32.8 minutes…set a postseason career high with 14 field goal attempts in Game 5 at Detroit on May 31…matched his postseason career high with two blocks in the deciding Game 6 on June 2…appeared in all six games of the NBA Finals series against Dallas and averaged 6.5 points (.500 FG%, .300 FT%), 6.2 rebounds and 29.2 minutes…led the HEAT in offensive rebounds in the Finals with 17…recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the deciding Game 6 at Dallas on June 20 and matched his postseason career high with eight field goals made…had a key offensive rebound with 1:22 left in the fourth quarter of Game 6 and follow-up jumper a second later which put the HEAT up by three…grabbed eight offensive rebounds in Game 3 of the Finals against Dallas on June 13, tying the franchise single-game record and amassed three steals to tie his postseason career high…2005: Started each of Miami’s 15 postseason contests and averaged 9.2 points (.491 FG%, .739 FT%), a team-high 10.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 36.2 minutes…led the HEAT in offensive rebounds (38), defensive rebounds (112), total rebounds (150) and double-doubles (6) and ranked third in free throws made (34) and steals (8)…ranked eighth in the NBA in rebounds per game and 38th in minutes per game in the 2005 postseason…scored in double figures on seven occasions and grabbed double-figure rebounds a team-high nine times…on two occasions (May 10-14 and June 2-6) he grabbed double-figure rebounds in a postseason career-high three consecutive games…topped the HEAT in rebounds a team-high seven times, in minutes on four occasions and in steals and blocks twice each…averaged 8.8 points (.414 FG%, .647 FT%), a team-high 11.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 34.8 minutes in Miami’s Opening Round sweep over New Jersey…set postseason career highs in defensive rebounds (13), total rebounds (19) and minutes played (46) in Miami’s Game 3 double-overtime win at New Jersey on Apr. 28…his 19 rebounds in Game 3 against New Jersey mark the third highest single-game total in the HEAT’s postseason history, one shy of the postseason franchise record for total rebounds held by Shaquille O’Neal and Rony Seikaly…his 13 defensive rebounds in that contest marked the third highest single-game total in the HEAT’s postseason history…recorded his first postseason career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in Game 1 against New Jersey on Apr. 24…averaged 10.5 points (.531 FG%, .727 FT%), a team-high 11.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 37.8 minutes in Miami’s Eastern Conference Semifinal sweep over Washington…recorded a postseason career-high four assists in Game 3 at Washington on May 12…averaged 8.7 points (.511 FG%, .833 FT%), a team-high 8.3 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 36.1 minutes in the Eastern Conference Finals against Detroit…tallied a postseason career- and game-high three steals in Game 7 against Detroit on June 6…had 11 dunks and took four charges…2004: Saw action in all 13 postseason games for the HEAT (all off the bench) and averaged 3.6 points (.394 FG%, .677 FT%), 3.4 rebounds and 15.3 minutes…was tied for third on the squad with 18 offensive rebounds…averaged 4.4 points (.412 FG%, .708 FT%), 4.9 rebounds and 20.6 minutes in Miami’s Opening Round series against New Orleans and 2.7 points (.375 FG%, .571 FT%), 1.7 rebounds and 9.2 minutes in the Eastern Conference Semifinal series against Indiana…made his postseason debut in Game 1 against New Orleans on Apr. 18 and totaled seven points, six rebounds, one assist and one steal in 29 minutes.
2004-05: Started for the sophomore team in the got milk? Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Denver…2003-04: NBA All-Rookie Second Team…was a member of the rookie team in the got milk? Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.
Was a four-year starter at the University of Florida and left as the all-time winningest player in Florida basketball history (97 wins)…did not miss a game in his career and started in his final 99 games…is the first player in school history to play on four straight NCAA Tournament teams and to be named All-SEC by the league coaches…was the first Gator to be named to an Associated Press All-America team…as both a junior and senior, he was a First–Team All-SEC selection by both the SEC coaches and The Associated Press and was a Third Team All-SEC selection by both the SEC coaches and The Associated Press in both his freshman and sophomore seasons…finished his career in the top 10 in 11 different statistical categories for the Gators…was tied for first in games
played (130) and ranked in the top 10 in starts (2nd-125), free throws attempted (2nd-773), personal fouls (2nd-409), scoring (3rd-1,781 points), free throws made (3rd-515), field goal percentage (4th-.584), dunks (4th-101), blocked shots (5th-120), blocks per game (6th-0.92 bpg) and double-doubles (7th-25)…led the Gators in scoring 30 times, in rebounds on 44 occasions and in assists five times…scored in double figures 99 times, with 26 games of at least 20 points…grabbed double-figure rebounds in 28 games…drew 57 charges…averaged 13.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and shot 60.2 percent (56-93) from the floor in 12 NCAA Tournament games…was one of only two players in school history to amass 1,700 points and 800 rebounds…as a senior, was an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American and was a finalist for the Naismith Player of the Year Award, the Wooden All-American Team and the inaugural Senior CLASS Award (given annually to the top male and female college senior)…was one of three finalists for ESPN The Magazine Center of the Year…was a team captain and led the Gators in scoring (16.0 ppg), rebounding (8.3 rpg), field goal percentage (.562), double-doubles (11), free throws made (177), free throws attempted (255), blocked shots (39) and dunks (31)…led the SEC in field goal percentage and ranked 26th nationally…his 39 blocked shots were the most by a Gator senior in school history…tied a career high and set a IKON Coaches vs. Cancer Classic single-game record with 16 rebounds vs. Temple on Nov. 8…his 16 rebounds were the best opening night performance by a Gator in 20 years and fourth best on opening night overall…also grabbed 16 rebounds against LSU on Jan. 16…was named SEC Co-Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 10-16…tied an SEC Tournament record by shooting 7-7 from the floor against Auburn…as a junior in 2000-01 he was the only Gator to start all 31 games and averaged 16.8 points and 7.5 rebounds…was an Associated Press Third Team All-American, a finalist for the Wooden All-American Team and was voted by his peers as the SEC’s strongest player in Sports Illustrated’s college hoops preview…led the SEC and finished 11th nationally in field goal percentage (.597)…also ranked second in the SEC in defensive rebounds (168, 5.4 rpg) and 10th in free throw percentage (.709)…led the Gators in scoring (522 points), blocks (31, 1.00 bpg) and free throws made (146) and attempted (206)…scored in double figures in 27 of 31 games, including a stretch of 19 consecutive games…topped UF in scoring 14 times and in rebounding 12 times…had nine double-doubles…scored a career-high 28 points against Alabama on Feb. 24…grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds at Mississippi State on Jan. 10…averaged 20 points in the NCAA Tournament, fifth best among all players in the tournament…as a sophomore, he averaged 11.8 points and 5.1 rebounds in a career-high 37 games…was named to the NCAA All Final Four Team and to the East Regional All-Tournament Team…set a UF NCAA Tournament record and earned Chevrolet Player of the Game honors with 27 points in the NCAA Championship game against Michigan State…his 10-12 shooting performance (.833) from the field was second only to Bill Walton’s 21-22 (.955) in a championship game…his 85 points scored in the 2000 NCAA Tournament was the third highest total among all players in the tournament…as a freshman, he averaged 10.5 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting a career-high 60.3 percent (117-194) from the floor and became the first freshman center in school history to be named All-SEC earning Third Team honors by both the SEC coaches and The Associated Press.
Full name is Udonis Johneal Haslem…nickname is “U.D.”, the first two letters of his name…has two sons, Kedonis and Josiah…has two brothers and three sisters…lists his late brother, Samuel Wooten, who died of cancer at the age of 36 in the summer of 1999, as the person that has made a difference in his life and the person that he most admired…it was Samuel who always took him to the court and had him play with older players…was a leisure service management major at UF…he chose his major because it dealt with planning recreation activities and running boys and girls clubs in your community…wants to invest in different companies when his playing career is over and give back to his community…would eventually like to become the mayor of Miami…started the Udonis Haslem Children’s Foundation in 2005 to help local kids in need…the mission of his foundation is to promote youth development and self confidence through programs and services designed to enable them to reach their full personal and educational potential…over the past two years the foundation has provided Thanksgiving meals in Overtown and the Liberty City area as well as to families affected by AIDS…his foundation held it’s annual back to school kickoff celebration in August to distribute school uniforms and school supplies to 500 underprivileged school-age children that are homeless, victims of domestic violence, abused and fostered…gave away toys to over 3,000 children at Goulds and Hadley parks in 2005 and supports the Grandmothers Raising Children Foundation, as well as other various charities in the community…has hosted a silent auction and benefit dinner and a celebrity basketball game each of the past four years to help raise funds for his foundation…visited a Red Cross shelter in Arcadia, FL on the west coast of Florida in August of 2004 to lift the spirits and assist those who suffered hardships due to Hurricane Charley and to thank the American Red Cross volunteers…likes to workout and play video games with his sons in his spare time…likes to read when he is alone…enjoys football and his favorite teams are the Miami Dolphins and Miami Hurricanes…lists Bad Boys, Life, Scarface and Glory as his favorite movies…enjoys hip-hop music and his favorite artists include Jay-Z and Trick Daddy…has several tattoos including one of the state of Florida on his back…his favorite type of food is seafood and lists his mom’s house as his favorite place to eat…lists the Bahamas as his dream vacation spot…broke a backboard dunking in ninth grade…played football until the 10th grade before a knee injury forced him to the sidelines…had a pet snake “Tango” while at UF…on game days he likes to take a shower after a good nap, listen to music and then pray…wears a size 18 shoe.
MINS: 48:51, at Atlanta (11-18-06)
FGM: 11, at Golden State (1-12-05)
FGA: 21, at Detroit (4-1-07)
3-PT FGM: 0
3-PT FGA: 1, eleven times (last: vs. Chicago, 3-7-07)
FTM: 12, at Milwaukee (12-8-04)
FTA: 12, at Milwaukee (12-8-04)
OR: 8, four times (last: at Chicago, 12-27-06)
DR: 14, at Indiana (1-24-07)
TOT: 18, at Indiana (2-23-05)
AST: 7, at Phoenix (1-5-07)
STL: 5, vs. Philadelphia (4-14-06)
TO: 5, two times (last: vs. Cleveland, 2-3-05)
BLK: 3, at Boston (4-15-05)
PTS: 28, at New Jersey (11-10-06)
MINS: 46, at New Jersey (4-28-05)
FGM: 8, two times (last: at Dallas, 6-20-06)
FGA: 14, at Detroit (5-31-06)
3-PT FGM: 0
3-PT FGA: 1, at Detroit (5-31-06)
FTM: 9, at Chicago (5-4-06)
FTA: 10, at Chicago (4-27-06)
OR: 8, vs. Dallas (6-13-06)
DR: 13, at New Jersey (4-28-05)
TOT: 19, at New Jersey (4-28-05)
AST: 4, two times (last: vs. New Jersey, 5-10-06)
STL: 3, two times (last: vs. Dallas, 6-13-06)
TO: 4, two times (last: vs. Dallas, 6-15-06)
BLK: 2, two times (last: vs. Detroit, 6-2-06)